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New Hampshire

State of New Hampshire
Flag of New Hampshire State seal of New Hampshire
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Granite State
Motto(s): Live Free or Die
State song(s): "Old New Hampshire"
Map of the United States with New Hampshire highlighted
Official language English
(French allowed for official business with Quebec)
Demonym Granite Stater, New Hampshirite
Capital Concord
Largest city Manchester
Largest metro Greater Manchester
Area Ranked 46th
 • Total 9,349 sq mi
(24,214 km2)
 • Width 68 miles (110 km)
 • Length 190 miles (305 km)
 • % water 4.2
 • Latitude 42° 42′ N to 45° 18′ N
 • Longitude 70° 36′ W to 72° 33′ W
Population Ranked 41st
 • Total 1,330,608 (2015 est)
 • Density 147/sq mi  (56.8/km2)
Ranked 21st
 • Median household income $75,675 (1st)
Elevation
 • Highest point Mount Washington
6,288 ft (1916.66 m)
 • Mean 1,000 ft  (300 m)
 • Lowest point Atlantic Ocean
sea level
Before statehood Province of New Hampshire
Admission to Union June 21, 1788 (9th)
Governor Chris Sununu (R)
President of the Senate Chuck Morse (R)
Legislature General Court
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D)
Maggie Hassan (D)
U.S. House delegation 1: Carol Shea-Porter (D)
2: Ann McLane Kuster (D) (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC -5/-4
ISO 3166 US-NH
Abbreviations NH, N.H.
Website www.nh.gov
New Hampshire state symbols
Flag of New Hampshire.svg
Seal of New Hampshire.svg
Living insignia
Amphibian Red-spotted newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Bird Purple finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Butterfly Karner Blue
Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Dog breed Chinook
Fish Freshwater: Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Saltwater: Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
Flower Purple lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Insect Ladybug
Coccinellidae
Mammal White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Tree White birch
Betula papyrifera
Inanimate insignia
Food Fruit: Pumpkin
Vegetable: White Potato
Gemstone Smoky quartz
Mineral Beryl
Motto Live Free or Die
Rock Granite
Song "Old New Hampshire"
Sport Skiing
Tartan New Hampshire State Tartan
State route marker
New Hampshire state route marker
State quarter
New Hampshire quarter dollar coin
Released in 2000
Lists of United States state symbols

New Hampshire (US Listeni/n ˈhæmpʃər/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by land area and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States.

In January 1776, it became the first of the British North American colonies to establish a government independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain's authority, and it was the first to establish its own state constitution. Six months later, it became one of the original 13 states that founded the United States of America, and in June 1788 it was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, bringing that document into effect.


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